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Embark on a team adventure to explore together and discover collective insights

Exploratory labs 

(re) Frame, (re) Imagine, (re) Discover

Interactive, arts-based exploration to connect with your topic or challenge and reveal new perspectives 

Creative process–a platform for exploration

You and your team go on a collaborative adventure, using creativity and embodied approaches to explore your topic. In a playful setting, you ease into the process. Step out of your usual roles and approach everything with curiosity and imagination. Think of yourselves as scientists exploring something new—trying, observing, and learning along the way. Experimentation becomes your language—whether it’s through shapes, movement, sounds, colours, or other forms. You work both independently and together, and as you create, new possibilities emerge.

 

NO art experience is required. All you need is to be present and open to the experience.  

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After the creative engagement, you’ll reflect, share perspectives, and learn from each other. This reflection unpacks the creative process and reveals insights from your shared experience.

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Ideal for teams looking to navigate change, facilitate innovation, tackle challenges, strengthen bonds, and nurture well-being.

Perfect for a variety of settings

  • corporate groups ​

  • community services,

  • private groups.

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Unlock new solutions

Step away from the usual way of approaching a topic and look at things from different angles 

Amplify team voice 

Create a space where all voices are heard, boost individual confidence, and empower

Rediscover roles

Explore individual strengths, reimagine functions and build a shared sense of purpose

Access group intelligence

Leverage collective wisdom to gain insights that go beyond individual capabilities

Navigate in uncertainty

Turn past experiences into new narratives to acknowledge, transform and move forward

Build team bonding

Resolve conflicts, strengthen connections and contribute to an emotionally resilient team 

How do the Expressive Arts work?

We love discussing ideas, yet our logical minds often fall into repetitive patterns. Our communication isn't solely based on words. Much is unspoken, often going unnoticed. Expressive Arts provide a means of interaction through creativity, allowing you to shift from thinking to sensing and from talking to a wide range of body expressions—awakening your sensory awareness.

In the creative process, the group enters a space with simple yet powerful qualities:

Presence

No right or wrong

Playfulness

Kindness

Receptiveness

No less or more

The session allows participants to open up individually and tap into the group's collective intelligence. This embodied experience builds a strong foundation for continued growth, even after the session ends.

In Expressive Arts sessions

creative process is

A form of inquiry 

Pose a question and engage in the creative process for insights 

Multi-sensory and intermodal

Use play, colors, shapes, sounds, and movement as your language

Imaginative and non-linear

Engage with curiosity, observing experiences and how they unfold

Hands-on discovery

Meaning emerges through creation—first experienced physically, then put into words

Absolutely NO art skills are required.

The focus is on the creative process as a playground for research, not creating "art."
It's a space where creation, listening, and imagination take the lead.

What activities will the team engage in?

You can expect a range of creative activities designed for collaboration and self-expression. These might include:

 

  • collaborative art projects where team members contribute to one artwork,

  • guided exercises for individual explorations with collective reflection,

  • movement-based activities for embodied expression,

  • interactive storytelling where each participant enriches the narrative.​

Get in touch, share your needs, and I'll create a tailored session for your team aligned with your current focus.

My training

Sep 2022 - Jun 2023

Expressive Arts Facilitator trained at step ahead! Expressive Arts Institute Berlin

2022 - now

Pursuing an MA in Expressive Arts Therapy with a Minor in Psychology at The European Graduate School
In my thesis, I use phenomenological art-based inquiry to explore the pre-reflective "self" and the process of becoming through creativity.

Jul 2021 - Dec 2021

"Art therapy theory and practice" and "Art therapy theory and practice. Advancedat National Pedagogical Dragomanov University in collaboration with the International Training Company "Osnova"
Polina Yakymenko - Expressive Arts Facilitator Sr. Product (UX) Designer

Polina Yakymenko

Expressive Arts Facilitator
Strategic UX Designer & Researcher
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